Wednesday, February 7 – 1940 Liverpool F.C. yesterday accepted the invitation to stage the Red Cross Fund match between the Football League and the British
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British Army want to play at Anfield
Tuesday, February 6 – 1940 Liverpool F.C. directors are to consider an invitation to stage a match at Anfield between the British Army and the
The future of League football
Tuesday, February 6 – 1940 The Football League Management Committee have arranged to hold their next meeting in London on March 4 – and it
All-British XI with Riley and Busby
Monday, January 22 – 1940 The following players were chosen, yesterday, to take part in the Football League v. All-British Red Cross match at Bradford
Liverpool F.C. and bonuses
Thursday, November 2 – 1939 Liverpool Football Club are making strenuous efforts to induce the Football League to permit the payment of bonuses to players
Reds want bonuses
Wednesday, November 1 – 1939 Liverpool have given a lead to the clubs of the Football League in relation to the re-establishment of bonus payments.
Liverpool F.C. wants bonuses for wins and draws
October 31, 1939 Liverpool Football Club directors last night decided to ask the Football League to sanction payment of bonuses to players for a win
Football League: Regional football sections
October 2, 1939 Eighty-two English Football League clubs are to take part in the Regional competition, and the Management Committee at Crewe today divided the
Milestones in history of famous clubs: Everton F.C.
September 30, 1939 1878 – Formation of the St. Domingo Football Club by members of the New Connexion Chapel, Everton. First games played in Stanley
Football plans for the future
September 12, 1939 Two important meetings. A meeting of the Management Committee of the Football League will take place at Preston on Thursday and the
Football entirely suspended
Friday, September 8 – 1939 Association’s statement The Football Association yesterday issued the following statement: – “In accordance with the Proclamation by his Majesty’s Government,
Organised football in abeyance
Wednesday, September 6 – 1939 Contracts between clubs and professionals suspended. The English Football League and the Scottish Football Association held separate meetings yesterday and
Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C. discus position
Tuesday, September 5 – 1939 The directors of Liverpool and Everton football clubs met as usual last night –with the item “team selection” missing from
Suspension of football
Monday, September 4 – 1939 Clubs advised to retain players. The secretary of the Football League stated yesterday that football is suspended, and all contracts
Liverpool players get leave
Friday, September 1 – 1939 Twenty of the Liverpool players joined their Territorial battalion yesterday, but the players will be available to oppose Chelsea to-morrow
Players’ Union: Members to put major claims to clubs
Monday, August 21 – 1939 Delegates at the annual general meetings of the Association Football Players’ and Trainers’ Union, held at Manchester yesterday, considered the
Liverpool v Everton 2-1 (Benefit match, Football League Jubilee Fund)
Saturday, August 19 – 1939 Match: Benefit for the Football League – Jubilee Fund, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:15. Liverpool – Everton 2-1 (1-0). Attendance: 15,222;
Players’ Union meeting
Saturday, August 19 – 1939 The annual general meeting of the Association Football Players’ and Trainers’ Union will be held in Manchester on Monday. The
Players to wear numbers on their jerseys
Saturday, July 1 – 1939 The Football League announce that the method of numbering footballers will be uniform in the Cup and League matches next
Too old to referee
Thursday, June 8 – 1939 The age limit for Football League referees has been dropped from 50 to 45 years and as a result well-known
Footballers to be numbered
Monday, June 5 – 1939 Players in Football League matches will be numbered next season. This decision was reached by the annual meeting of the
Numbering of players
June 5, 1939 The biggest surprise of the annual meeting of the Football League, in London to-day, was the adoption of a motion making the
Football League proposals
May 26, 1939 The Football League balance sheet shows a profit of £18 3s. 11d. on the year, bringing the amount in Profit and Loss
Mr. William John Harrop for the management committee?
May 2, 1939 The nominations for elections to the Football League Management Committee, on June 5th, closed to-day. There are 14 candidates for five seats,
Vicar critic of football crowds
Tuesday, January 3 – 1939 Club officials refute his charges. It was revealed today that the author of the note in the Liverpool Diocesan Review,
"Play Up, Liverpool" 
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